The BEST Cardio and Recovery Equipment of 2025

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Welcome to Home Gym Club! Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:

• Our picks for the best cardio and recovery gear of the year

• Reviewing the Pranamat acupressure mat

• 3 family-friendly workout ideas

• Plus: Four Father’s Day deals you don’t want to miss

Run, Spin, Recover

The Best Cardio and Recovery Gear of the Year

Looking to level up your cycling game? Time to replace your outdated treadmill? Ready to recover faster so you can crush your next training session?

Let GGR Everything Lead Reviewer Lindsay Scheele show you the light with her picks for the best cardio and recovery equipment of 2025. From top-rated rowing machines to both hot and cold hydrotherapy options, we’ve got you covered.

Lindsay’s expert insight—along with her enthusiasm for all things health and fitness—should give you the confidence to expand your cardio and recovery horizons as we enter the second half of 2025.

A Message From Hydrow

All You Need Is 20 Minutes 🚣

Your schedule is non-stop. You've got meetings, school drop-offs, meal prep, and trying to carve out a little time for the people who matter most.

But somewhere in the chaos, you’ve got 20 minutes.

That’s all it takes with Hydrow. It’s more than just a cardio machine. It’s full-body strength training, mindfulness, and exploration, all in one beautifully designed machine.

And no, you’re not just grinding through meters alone.

Hydrow transports you to stunning locations with world-class athletes leading every workout. Whether you're gliding through a Scandinavian fjord or powering through a core session in the Irish countryside, it feels like anything but your basement.

90% of Hydrow users are still rowing strong after a year. For a limited time, save up to $1,150—and use code "GGR" to get an extra $50 off.

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Pranamat Review

The health and wellness market is saturated with products that promise to make lower back pain, chronic pain, migraines, and muscle soreness disappear. However, as a certified personal trainer, longtime rugby player, and dedicated #gymrat, I’ll be the first to tell you that you shouldn’t trust all these life-changing claims. 

That said, there are quite a few muscle recovery tools that my Garage Gym Reviews teammates and I stand behind based on personal experiences. While foam rollers and massage guns are staples in many households, acupressure mats fly a bit under-the-radar. However, even if you’re a bit hesitant about the idea of exposing your bare skin to a spiked mat for pain relief and stress relief, I have one piece of advice my mom ingrained in me.

Don’t knock it till you try it. 

Although I had some initial doubts, my colleague Ben Emminger, NASM-CNC, NASM-CSNC, silenced my skepticism about the Pranamat. So, if you’re ready to take your recovery game to the next level, grab a spot on the floor and visualize yourself laying on a bed of lotus flowers that will help you feel relaxed, recovered, and refreshed for your next workout.

Trainer’s Corner

Family Fitness: 3 Fun Workout Ideas for ALL Ages

Being a parent or caregiver is tough work, and fitting in time for your own fitness routine might seem nearly impossible between cooking meals, doing laundry, taking care of your kids, and working a job of your own.

However, figuring out how to get your whole family active together could not only work best for your hectic schedule, but also provide some great benefits for your kiddos, too.

To help inspire you and your crew to get moving, GGR Director of Content, certified personal trainer, and resident supermom Nicole Davis put together this family fitness guide that includes 5 tips for exercising with your kids (get ‘em started young!) and 3 workouts you can try at home together.

GGR Deal Zone

Welcome to the Deal Zone — where the gains are BIG and the prices are LOW. Each week, the GGR squad tracks down the best sales and promos on everything from strength and cardio equipment to supplements and recovery tools so you can stay on top of your game without breaking the bank.

Let us do the hunting so you can focus on the sweating.

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